Senate Confirms 11 Key Labor and Employment Officials

On Oct. 7, the Senate confirmed 11 nominees to leadership roles across the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and other federal employment agencies, restoring full functionality and voting quorums.

Key appointments include:

• Andrew Rogers — Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, overseeing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
• Jonathan Berry — Solicitor of Labor, providing legal guidance to DOL agencies and representing the department in enforcement actions to ensure fair and safe workplaces.
• David Keeling — Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, leading OSHA to protect worker safety and prevent unlawful retaliation.
• Brittany Panuccio — Commissioner at the EEOC, restoring the commission’s quorum and enabling formal rulemaking. Panuccio, an assistant U.S. attorney from Florida, joins Republican acting Chair Andrea Lucas and Democratic Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal.
• Janet Dhillon — Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, safeguarding pension benefits for over 30 million workers and retirees.
• Julie Hocker — Head of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), confirmed during National Disability Employment Awareness Month and marking nearly 25 years of ODEP’s work promoting the employment of people with disabilities.

These confirmations establish leadership across critical federal offices that shape workplace law, enforcement, and worker protections nationwide.